In this multisite study, we examined whether aggressive cognitions and facial displays of negative affect and anger experienced during provocation mediated the association between alcohol intoxication and intimate-partner aggression (IPA). Participants were 249 heavy drinkers (148 men, 101 women) with a recent history of IPA perpetration. Participants were randomly assigned to an alcohol or no-alcohol control-beverage condition and completed a shock-based aggression task involving apparent provocation by their intimate partner. During provocation, a hidden camera recorded participants’ facial expressions and verbal articulations, which were later coded using the Facial Action Coding System and the Articulated Thoughts in Simulated Situations paradigm. Results indicated that the positive association between alcohol intoxication and partner-directed physical aggression was mediated by participants’ aggressive cognitions but not by negative affect or anger facial expressions. These findings implicate aggressogenic cognitions as a mediating mechanism underlying the association between the acute effects of alcohol and IPA perpetration.

在这项多中心研究中，我们研究了挑衅期间经历的攻击性认知以及负面情绪和愤怒的面部表现是否介导了酒精中毒和亲密伴侣攻击性（IPA）之间的关联。参与者是 249 名近期有 IPA 滥用史的重度饮酒者（148 名男性，101 名女性）。参与者被随机分配到酒精或无酒精对照饮料组，并完成一项基于休克的攻击性任务，其中涉及亲密伴侣的明显挑衅。在挑衅过程中，隐藏的摄像机记录了参与者的面部表情和言语表达，随后使用面部动作编码系统和模拟情境中的表达思想范例进行编码。结果表明，酒精中毒与伴侣的身体攻击行为之间的正相关是由参与者的攻击性认知介导的，而不是由负面情绪或愤怒的面部表情介导的。这些发现表明，攻击性认知是酒精急性效应与异丙醇（IPA）行为之间关联的中介机制。